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  • Coldbath House. Engraving (by J. Bengo?), 1812.
  • Top left, gamebirds watching in safety while hunters and poachers shoot each other; top right, a graveyard for colonial institutions in Africa; bottom left, spoonbills (birds) made of teapots and spoons; bottom centre, two men talking about a hen and some ducklings; bottom right, a weather vane in the form of a man holding a gun. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1831.
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    Top left, gamebirds watching in safety while hunters and poachers shoot each other; top right, a graveyard for colonial institutions in Africa; bottom left, spoonbills (birds) made of teapots and spoons; bottom centre, two men talking about a hen and some ducklings; bottom right, a weather vane in the form of a man holding a gun. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1831.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: Feb.y 1831 | Reference: 578913i
    Part of: Scraps and sketches depicting scenes of British life.
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    Coldbath House. Engraving (by J. Bengo?), 1812.

    | Date: 1 August 1812 | Reference: 24355i
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